Medco Plans to Open a New Medical Center and Is

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Medco plans to open a new medical center and is looking for a suitable location. They have narrowed their choice down to three locations, on Oak, Elm, and Ash Streets. They have defined four factors and have assigned weights to these factors as follows: proximity to hospitals (40), customer parking (30), appearance (20), and ease of expansion (10). They then rated the three locations for the four factors, using a scale of one to five. Their ratings are as follows:

(a)Calculate the scores for each location.
(b)According to the model which location should they choose?

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